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EFFECTS OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, AMBIENT HUMIDITY AND DOOR OPENINGS ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER.

Author(s) : ALISSI M. S., RAMADHYANI S., SCHOENHALS R. J.

Summary

THE CURRENT US STANDARD FOR RATING PERFORMANCE OF HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS DOES NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE EFFECTS OF SUCH FACTORS AS DOOR OPENINGS, AMBIENT HUMIDITY, AND FOOD LOADS. EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED WITH A TEST REFRIGERATOR UNDER CONDITIONS OF DIFFERENT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITIES AND VARIOUS COMPARTMENT DOOR-OPENING PATTERNS. A SIMPLE HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER MODEL WAS DEVELOPED IN PARALLEL WITH THE LABORATORY WORK. MODEL PREDICTIONS WERE USED TO IDENTIFY THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EACH CONTRIBUTION TO THE REFRIGERATOR'S ENERGY CONSUMPTION.

Details

  • Original title: EFFECTS OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, AMBIENT HUMIDITY AND DOOR OPENINGS ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER.
  • Record ID : 1989-2270
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 94; n. 2; 1713-1736; 7 fig.; 8 tabl.; 10 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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